Every Christmas for more than half a century, many churches have decorated trees with symbols from the birth and life of Jesus, instead of secular Santas and snowmen. It’s a good bet that many of ...

Dec. 2—Using thousands of white and gold beads and 82 patterns, 14 women spent hundreds of hours creating more than 240 Chrismon ornaments. The beaded Chrismons, which appear in the shape of crowns, ...

SALISBURY — Linda Fleming has created every single Christian symbol and Chrismon that is offered at Piedmont Floral Galleries, which includes about 300 creations. The Alabama resident recently ...

MARION - The Christmas season is always filled with celebrations, with different churches observing the birth of Jesus Christ in a variety of ways. At First Presbyterian Church in Marion, the ...

What began as a small tree displayed in a youth Sunday school class decades ago has grown into a 15-foot tall tree that brings the entire church together to decoarate. Bethel United Church of Christ ...

Over the years, the Christmas tree has become a symbol of Christ as the "tree of life." Through the birth of Jesus, believers have been given God's gifts of life, light and wisdom.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The chrismon, the symbol based on the early Christian chi-rho monogram of Christ, is among the most intriguing yet poorly understood and ...